Debate Pack
Safety in Youth Custody
A debate on safety in youth custody will be held on Wednesday 20 January 2016 at 14.30 in Westminster Hall. The member in charge of the debate is Judith Cummins.
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Research Briefing
The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review
This Commons Library briefing paper examines how the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review will affect the armed forces.
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Research Briefing
The UK National Security Council
The Commons Library has published a briefing paper on the UK National Security Council (NSC). Using a Q&A format, the briefing provides basic information about its origins, mandate and operation.
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Debate Pack
Debate Pack: Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 12 January 2016 at 9.30am on the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The Member in charge is Nick Herbert.
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Research Briefing
International Humanitarian Law: a primer
This Commons Library briefing paper is an introductory guide to International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
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Debate Pack
Child prisoners and detainees in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
This is a Debate Pack for the Westminster Hall debate initiated by Sarah Champion on 'Child prisoners and detainees in the Occupied Palestinian Territories' at 9.30 am on Wednesday 6 January 2016. Debate Packs are collections of parliamentary and other relevant material produced for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall, other than half-hour adjournment debates.
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Research Briefing
EU referendum: reform negotiations June to December 2015
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Prime Minister’s proposed reforms, the launch of the UK reform agenda at the European Council in June 2015 and EU institutional initiatives of relevance to the Government's reform agenda. It also considers the level of support for the UK from other EU Member States, the role – if any - of the devolved administrations in the negotiations, public opinion, the referendum campaigns and other recent developments.
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Debate Pack
Relationship between the UK and Kazakhstan
This is a Debate Pack for the debate on the ‘Relationship between the UK and Kazakhstan’, in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 5 January 2016 (1.30pm). Debate Packs are collections of parliamentary and other relevant material produced for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall, other than half-hour adjournment debates.
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Research Briefing
The 2015 UK National Security Strategy
The Commons Library has published a briefing which provides an overview and analysis of the 2015 UK National Security Strategy (NSS). Published on 23 November 2015, the NSS is incorporated into a single document with the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out the specific policies and capabilities flowing from the strategy.
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Research Briefing
Legal basis for UK military action in Syria
What is the legal significance of the November 2015 UN Security Council Resolution for the UK and other states using force in Iraq and/or Syria?
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Research Briefing
Syria: a reading list
This is a reading list that covers the situation in Syria, the complexity of battling Syrian groups and of outside interventions, the legal implications of any UK intervention and other aspects that will form part of one of the House’s most significant debates of recent years.
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Research Briefing
Pakistan: November 2015 update
The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) government, led by prime minister Nawaz Sharif, is now well into its third year in power. Its tenure has arguably seen a weakening of civilian authority, although there seems little prospect of a military coup. But the overall security situation within the country has improved markedly during 2015.
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Research Briefing
Spending Review 2015: the future of overseas aid
The UK is committed to spending 0.7% of its gross national income on aid each year. While this gives a sense of the scale of overall future spending in this area, there are still questions to be answered about exactly how much money is spent, who spends it and where. Some of these questions may
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Debate Pack
UK Musicians Performing Overseas
A Westminster Hall Debate on the motion, ‘this House has considered UK musicians performing overseas’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 25 November. The member in charge of the debate is Nigel Adams MP, who is also the chair of the APPG on music.
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